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How is capacity reserved with multiple routes in finite capacity master planning?

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Posted on by CU03101311-0 16

I'm trying to understand how the system reserves capacity if an item can be made on 2 or more resources. 

We have an item that can be produced on 2 resources - A & B. We'd like master planning to reserve capacity on resource A first and if none is available, reserve capacity on resource B.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you. 

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    Charlotte X Profile Picture
    Charlotte X Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi mayukh_bhat,

    Within a resource, you can specify the resource’s operations scheduling percentage, efficiency percentage, capabilities, capacity, resource group, and calendar.

    You can also assign a priority to a capability. This means that if two resources have the same capability, the resource with the higher priority will be reserved for job scheduling.

    You can refer to this blog: Dynamics 365: Job Scheduling and Capacity Planning  - Logan Consulting

    I hope it's helpful to you.

  • CU03101311-0 Profile Picture
    CU03101311-0 16 on at

    Hi Charlotte,

    Thank you for the answer.

    Unfortunately, we do not have capabilities setup for resources. The resource is a workstation that can produce a specific item (all required production/assembly operations happen at the workstation). The resource is specified in the route for the item (1 resource per route).

    Is there a way I can prioritize the route that master planning considers when reserving capacity? Or a workaround you can think of?

    Thank you,

    Warm regards,

    Mayukh

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    Charlotte X Profile Picture
    Charlotte X Microsoft Employee on at

    Sorry, I don't seem to have heard of such a way, but I found a similar post that may help you.

    Production route operation priorities in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain - Microsoft Dynamics AX Community

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    Aparisi82 2,190 on at

    Hello, if you want to schedule without resource capabilities, you need to make sure resource A and resource B are part of the same work centre group.

    Then on the route as resource requirement specify the resource group ( not the specific resource) and make sure the job scheduling is ticked as well.

    Job scheduling would need to be used when scheduling planned/work orders

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